Vegetable spray counter



Au 29,1933. H. HQ. LONG VEGETABLE SPRAY COUNTER Filed Feb. 11, 1932 Patented Aug. 29, 1933.

1.924.505 'vscnranui eras! comm v, netei-t 11. Long. Jackson, Tenn... alsignor to rporatl a'l rwil lr a corporation of Delaware on, 'clncinnet Ohio.

Application February 11, 1932. Berlal No. mm 2 Claims. (Cl. 312-171) This invention relates to vegetable counters and more particularly to counters on which green vegetables may be kept in a fresh condition. The object of the invention is effected by providing a counter having means for spraying such vegetables continuously with a line spray of cool water.

A further object is to provide a case upon which vegetables and the like may be placed for display which case will itself have means providing ventilation.

A still further object is to provide price tag snpporting means associated with a vegetable dis-. play case. a Referring to the accompanying drawing, which is made a part hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the case or counter,

Figure 2, a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1, and Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the central portion of Figure 2.

The cabinet or counter is preferably constructed of suitable walls 10 which may be wood or other suitable material, to the outer surface of which is cemented a linoleum cover 11. This linoleum will be of such color and design as will cause it to\ blend suitably with fresh or green vegetables which are to be displayed upon it. For most purposes the linoleum will preferably be printed or embossed in green. The front and rear sides of the cabinet are provided with latticed ventilating panels 12. This lattice work preferably consists of metal cane work, the metal being of some metallic substance plated with a non-tarnishable material such as chromium or some other highly polishable metal. About the corners and around the edge at the top and bottom of the cabinet are secured metal strips 13, these strips may be made of suitable metal such for example as Monel metal to give them an attractive appearance and to render them rust-proof. The base of the cabinet preferably is constructed of wood 14 which is scored to represent tile, the scoring also being the checkered appearance given the cabinet by the 45 checkered linoleum. A suitable recess 15 is provided at one or both sides of the cabinet for receivingbagstobeusedinthesaleofthevegetables. These recesses are preferably positioned between the ventilating panels at each side of the cabinet. The top of the cabinet slopes toward the center in order to provide for draining water from the vegetables. This top is preferably of metal which is enameled so as to make it easy to keep clean. A water inlet pipe 18 extends lengthwise of the cabinet and has upright pipes 17 attached in spaced relation to it, the upright pipes having nozzles 18 on their upper ends, these nozides being so formed as to direct the water downwardlyinavery finesprayorshower. Removable vegetable trays or pans lfl'haging perforated bottoms are positioned within'the top of the cabinet. These pans or trays may be made of any suitable material, the bottoms of the pans for example may be of metal cane or may be of metal perforatedaccording to any suitable design. The trays 19 rest on a shallow metal trough 21 supported on longitudinal side beams 27 secured to the inner walls of the cabinet. This trough slopes downward towards the middle and is slotted from end to end as at 28. Spaced longitudinal beams 29 support the middle portion of the trough, and similar beams 30 are mounted beneath the supporting beams 29' in spaced relation thereto forming openings 20 and have mounted between them a drain trough 31 declining towards the right where it communicates with a drain pipe 22. A suitable manually operable valve 23 controls the j supply of water to the pipe 16. A frame 24 is suitably secured to the ends 01 the cabinet and elktends longitudinally above the cabinet. This frame is provided with hooks 25 to which price tags may be attached, the tags being positioned above the vegetables displayed in the racks 19. In order to provide a more pleasing eflect to the cabinet the comers are flattened or chamfered at degrees as shown at 28. The interior of the counter is in communication with the underside of the vegetable trays through holes 20,

Itwillbeobvioustotho'seskilledintheart that various changes may be made in mydevice without departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore I do not limit myself to what is shown in the drawing and described in the specifllcation, but only as indicated by the appended Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new anddes'ire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A vegetable spray counter comprising a cabinet, horizontal side beams secured to the inside and adjacent the top edge of said cabinet, a pair of spaced beams running through the middle of the cabinet and slightly lower than the side beams, a similar pair of beams spaced below said middle beams, a trough carried by said side beam and said first mentioned middle beams, a slot 'in said trough between the firstmentioned middle beams and a drain trough mounted between said lower pair of beams, substantially as set forth.

2. A vegetable spray counter comprising a cabinet, side supports secured to the inside and adiacent the top edge of the said cabinet, spaced supporting means extending through the middle of the said cabinet and slightly lower than the side supports, a trough carried by said side supports and said supporting means, a slot in said trough between said supporting means and a drain trough mounted between said supporting means, substantially as set forth. v

HUBER! H. LONG. 

